Rome, 799 advert. Pope Leo is viciously attacked on the street, by means of unknown assailants. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has been banished to the courtroom of King Carolus in Frankia, is shipped to Rome as a undercover agent to find who was once accountable. There, he discovers an online of lies - the one clue to the attackers' identification is an complex gold buckle, which Sigwulf hyperlinks with a mysterious gold warrior flagon he reveals in the house of the Pope's chamberlain. may perhaps the assault have its resource in even the top degrees of the church? Pope Leo had made enemies one of the the Aristocracy on his speedy ascension to St Peter's Throne, and there are numerous who could see one other in his position. Returning to Paderborn Palace in Frankia to record his discovery, the flagon is stolen, and Sigwulf is tasked with tracing it. His trip takes him deep into risky territory, to the infamous stronghold of the pagan Avars.
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